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Product in a safe and responsible manner could result in injury or damage to the product or other property. This product is not intended for use by children without direct adult supervision. Do not use with incompatible components or alter this product in any way outside of the instructions provided by Horizon Hobby, Inc. This manual contains instructions for safety, operation and maintenance.
® hank you for purchasing the Blade 350 QX quadcopter. You are in QX makes it more practical and easier to fl y for new pilots without RC for an exciting experience with this exceptional fl ying machine. With experience. The Blade 350 QX uses LED codes to communicate fl ight GPS, pressure and compass sensors added to the SAFE™...
Box Contents • Blade 350 QX • Camera Mount • 3S 11.1V 2200mAh Li-Po Battery Pack • 2–3S DC Li-Po Balancing Charger • DX5e DSMX 5-Channel Transmitter (RTF only) • 4 AA Batteries (RTF only) Charging Warnings The Battery Charger (EFLC3010) included with your quadcopter has been •...
The Battery Charging Process 1. Charge only batteries that are cool to the touch and are not damaged. Look at the battery to make sure it is not damaged e.g., swollen, bent, broken or punctured. 2. Attach the input cord of the charger to an appropriate power supply, such as a 12V battery or 12V DC power supply. 3.
Transmitter Setup (BNF) CAUTION: When using a Futaba transmitter with a Spektrum DSM module, you must reverse the throttle channel and rebind. Refer to your Spektrum module manual for binding and failsafe instructions. Refer to your Futaba transmitter manual for instructions on reversing the throttle channel. Transmitter Model Reverse Throttle...
Binding • If you purchased the ready-to-fl y (RTF) model, the transmitter is bound to the model at the factory. If for any reason the model needs to be re-bound, follow the ® directions for the Bind-N-Fly (BNF) version below. To bind or re-bind your 350 QX to your chosen DSM2/DSMX transmitter, please follow the directions below along with the binding instructions included with your transmitter: ®...
The Blade 350 QX fl ies very differently in the different fl ight modes. Beginners should This aircraft is extremely sensitive to control inputs in Agility Mode and has NO self use Smart Mode to start and progress slowly into Stability Mode.
Audible Alerts and LED Codes The motors will Beep under the following conditions: Audible Alerts • Any time the props stop spinning after they have been initialized. Event Audible Alert • After 30 seconds of no throttle input ESC power on one short beep (waiting armed on the ground).
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Flying LED Codes Sequence Smart Mode, with GPS lock Solid green Smart Mode, no GPS lock 3 green fl ashes, pause Stability Mode, with pressure Slow green fl ash Stability Mode, with GPS lock Solid blue Stability Mode, no GPS lock 3 blue fl...
• Never touch moving parts. • Always remove batteries before disassembly. The Blade 350 QX has many more features than other Blade quadcopters. • Always keep moving parts clean. Please take the time to read this manual and understand the functions this •...
Preparing the 350 QX For Flight 1. Power on the transmitter with the fl ight mode set to Smart Mode Flying Smart Mode, the throttle stick down and the throttle trim at neutral. 350 QX home location 2. Install a charged battery, plug it in and close the hatch.
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Landing To land the 350 QX there are two options: • Guide the aircraft to where you wish to land and reduce the throttle. Reduce the throttle trim after landing to disarm the motors. • Activate the Return Home function to return the 350 QX to the assigned home location and land automatically.
Airframe Maintenance Replacing the body Body Screw Disassembly of the old airframe Locations 1. Ensure the battery is disconnected from the quadcopter. 2. Remove the 2 machine screws from each propeller and remove the propellers. 3. Remove the 32 1.5mm hex screws from the bottom of the frame to separate the upper and lower body pieces.
Compass Calibration The Flight Controller on the 350 QX has automatic magnetic declination calibra- 6. Continue facing north and yaw the quad 45 degrees left so the quad is now tion, so you will not have to worry about looking up the magnetic declination at facing north-west.
ESC and Motor Assignment Procedure 1. Begin with the transmitter off and connect a fl ight Motor Numbers battery to the 350 QX. 2. Power on the quadcopter on a level surface and wait for Motor number 1 Motor number 2 the rapid blue fl...
Product Support Inquiry, or call the toll Horizon Hobby, Inc., (Horizon) warrants to the original purchaser that the product purchased (the free telephone number referenced in the Warranty and Service Contact Information section to “Product”) will be free from defects in materials and workmanship at the date of purchase.
EN55022:2010 + AC:2011 EN55024:2010 EN55022:2010 + AC:2011 EN55024:2010 Signed for and on behalf of: Robert Peak Horizon Hobby, Inc. Signed for and on behalf of: Robert Peak Champaign, IL USA Chief Financial Offi cer Horizon Hobby, Inc. Chief Financial Offi cer...
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Blade, SAFE, SAFE Circle, the SAFE logo, Bind-N-Fly, the BNF logo, E-fl ite, Celectra, DSM, DSM2, DSMX, and the Horizon Hobby logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Horizon Hobby, Inc. The Spektrum trademark is used with permission of Bachmann Industries, Inc.
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